Cephcis Intermediate Course

March 25th, Class

First of all good morning to you all.

I hope that you have completed and saved your worksheets with previous activities.

To start today, I invite you to take a Simple Past vs Past Continuous Quiz online. See how it goes.

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-simple-vs-past-continuous

Let's continue with vocabulary on Travel Items (items is another word for things)

This is a list of words in your book page 50:
1. suitcase
2. notebook
3. digital camera
4. souvenirs
5. waterproof clothes
6. dictionary
7. walking boots
8. sun-hat
9. backpack
10. money belt
11. binoculars
12. map
13. umbrella

LISTENING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE.

Listen to Recording 5.3 in book page 50. Take notes in your worksheet.

GRAMMAR - VERB PATTERNS

Verb patters refer to the way in which we combine two verbs together in English.

There are two ways to combine them:

VERB1 + VERB+ING        EXAMPLE: LUCY LIKES SHOPPING

The second possible combination is:

VERB1 + INFINITIVE VERB (TO+VERB)   EXAMPLE: THEY AGREED TO SIGN THE CONTRACT 

Some verbs are used with a gerund verb, some others are used with an infinitive verb and there are verbs that can combine with gerund and infinitive, for example:

I hate working late     -   I hate to work late.

In the CLASS MATERIALS folder you will find a list of verbs used with gerund and verbs used with an infinitive. Check it.

Now, watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mugmmgjwwc

Go to book page 50, do exercises 4A and B.

In exercise A, read the sentences and underline the verb combinations you find. The example in number 1 is expect to hear. It is a verb + infinitive combination.

After you underline the verb combinations, you will have to put them in the correct column in exercise B.

In exercise C place the verbs in the box in the correct column.

Watch this video and observe the verb combinations in red letters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-S9FNz1ZRA

Finally, go to page 136 in your book. Read the explanations and then do exercises 5.2 A and B. I will send you answer keys.

SPEAKING

Record an audio message answering the questions in exercise 7 page 51. There are four questions. 

WRITING

Remember!!  To show the order in which things happen in a story we use words such as: First, then, next, after that, after a while, finally.

Read an email in book exercise 8A, page 51. In your worksheet write down the good things and bad things about the trip.  Underline the phrases that show the sequence.

In your worksheet write an email describing a trip or a weekend away to a friend using the words you underlined in the exercise 8A.

That's all for today!

For homework do Workbook pages 30-31.

See you on Friday!